Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Whaling Mail: 1947 (Nov. 14) envelope sent to Poste Restante in Buenos Aires by Juan Udovichenko, a member of the Compañía Argentina de Pesca at Grytviken, franked by F.I.D. Thick Map 3d. tied by violet SG5 c.d.s. and with Argentine 10c. affixed over handstamped “XI” in circle and cancelled by indistinct c.d.s., as charge to the recipient for use of the poste restante facility. Further information on this correspondence may be found in the article “South Georgia to Buenos Aires” by J.N.T. Howat, published in the Upland Goose Vol. VIII, No. 2, Dec. 1985. Although sent on the same day as No. 4 in the Howat listing, this is an additional item as confirmed by the illustration of No. 4 that accompanies the article. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]